"I Want to Survive"

Article in the Electronic Intifada by Yousef M. Aljamal reviewing 'Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide,' an anthology by Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana, and Ala'a Obaid (Comma Press, 2025). Aljamal, a Palestinian refugee from Gaza, traces how the 4 contributors struggle to imagine a hopeful future under genocide, contrasting their diaries with the more optimistic earlier anthology 'Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire.' One contributor, Sondos Sabra, writing after Israel's violation of the January 2025 ceasefire, describes feeling like a drowning person reaching the surface only to be dragged down again. The anthology's final plea, 'I want to survive,' gives the review its title. Essential for researchers and educators working on Palestinian literary and testimonial responses to the genocide, as this Palestinian-authored review of a Palestinian diary collection provides critical insight into how Palestinian writers are processing and resisting the ongoing genocide during the ceasefire period.